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Chocolate vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chocolate and chocolate brownie?

  • Chocolate is richer in iron, copper, manganese, magnesium, and potassium, yet chocolate brownie is richer in vitamin A and selenium.
  • Chocolate's daily need coverage for iron is 77% higher.
  • Chocolate has 3 times more potassium than chocolate brownie. Chocolate has 559mg of potassium, while chocolate brownie has 176mg.
  • Chocolate brownie contains less saturated fat.
  • Chocolate has a lower glycemic index than chocolate brownie.

We used Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 104% 17% 49% 301% 343% 55% 88% 3.1% 185% 16%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 17% 16% 69% 129% 26% 57% 45% 77% 63%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +175.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +217.6%
Contains more IronIron +335.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +164.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +107.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +56.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +141.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +283.3%
~equal in Calcium ~57mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0.67% 11% 0% 6.3% 12% 14% 18% 9.7% 29% 20% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1% 59% 0% 0% 35% 44% 18% 20% 22% 20% 0% 22% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +43.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +464%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +10.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +123.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Chocolate brownie DV% diff.
Iron 8.02mg 1.84mg 77%
Copper 1.028mg 0.388mg 71%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 9.412g 55%
Saturated fat 18.519g 7.319g 51%
Manganese 1.419mg 0.587mg 36%
Fiber 7g 28%
Cholesterol 8mg 73mg 22%
Magnesium 146mg 53mg 22%
Vitamin A 2µg 176µg 19%
Selenium 3µg 11.5µg 15%
Sodium 24mg 343mg 14%
Potassium 559mg 176mg 11%
Caffeine 43mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.19mg 11%
Phosphorus 206mg 132mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.141mg 10%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.97mg 9%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 7%
Folate 29µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Carbs 61.17g 50.2g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.094mg 4%
Calories 546kcal 466kcal 4%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 10.839g 3%
Fats 31.28g 29.1g 3%
Protein 4.88g 6.2g 3%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 0.16µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 0.982mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.328mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 54.17g 50.2g N/A
Calcium 56mg 57mg 0%
Sugar 47.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.112g N/A
Tryptophan 0.078mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.265mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.283mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.298mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.085g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.947g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 31% 61% 2%
Protein: 4.88 g
Fats: 31.28 g
Carbs: 61.17 g
Water: 0.97 g
Other: 1.7 g
6% 29% 50% 13% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 29.1 g
Carbs: 50.2 g
Water: 12.6 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +27%
Contains more WaterWater +1199%
Contains more OtherOther +11.8%
~equal in Fats ~29.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 33% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.519 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.54 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.092 g
27% 39% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.319 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.839 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.412 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +761.9%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/nutrients
  2. Chocolate brownie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174949/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.